The Sun. — London, England, 1826-09-13 00:00:00

THE IRISH CHURCH. In our Paper of Friday lafit we inserted some re marks on the questiodrelative to the Protestant Church established in Ireland. There = are one or two more points connected with that question to which we would now wish to request our readers" attention. With a certain set of reasoners on this subject it is a favourite ground of argument to compare the pre sent state of Ireland, in respect to the maintenance of the Protestant hierarchy among a Catholic population, Nwith that of Scotland in former times, when a similar' iierarchy was forced upon 'her Presbyterian people. n this latter case it is said the monstrous- injustice as t ell as impolicy of the attempt was manifest : it in lved Scotland in one continued series of turbulence Id bloodshed, from the days of John Knox down to Isrevolution, when the Governthent, at length grown e by experience, consented to abolish Episcopacy //And establish the Presbyterian form. Such were the consequences of striving against the rooted predileolliaus of the . people. In Ireland, at the present day, it is said , the case is identically the same, and the, consequences must be similar. Now we contend that the two, cases are. U 410 parallel, and that we have Lo,gronild- wliatr prehending that the terrninatipP : u4ust+ Let any unprejudiced : onquir place) through 0,0, bloody - and witness the biner which the Scott'"' ,eaus .r for up, ~e similar. .er look cin the first records of Scottish history, . and unceasing persecution with ..sti Presbyterians were assailed previous Let him call to mind the executions, the ~acres, the battles, the tortures, and imprisonment of that period, all which the Scottish people endured rather than renounce their rooted attachment to Pres byterianism, and submit to the yoke of Episcopal Go vernment ; and let him say where are the similar acts of oppression and persecution inflicted on the Irish at the present day ? where are the prohibitions against the exercise of their religious ceremonies ; the pro scriptions of their Priests ; the chasing them from the haunts of men to perform their solemnities in de serts and mountains, and the attacks upon them while engaged in those devotions by military force ? Where are the attempts on the part of our Government to subject them to the domination of the Protestant Bishops, and to visit them with imprisonment and con fiscation on their refusal ? Where in short is, or has been for a century, the shadow of persecution for re ligion? But again let us look at the relative condition of the two nations under the circumstances supposed. The Scottish people have for centuries been distinguished for no inconsiderable degree of comparative enlighten ment. to 1688. macs From the time of Charles I. downwards, they were powerfully impelled by the spirit of independence and the desire of political freedom ; they were as a nation, sufficiently enlightened to perceive and value the bless ings of religious as well as civil liberty. Hence their contest for . the Presbyterian form of Church Govern ment, in opposition to the Episcopalian, was only a part of their general desire of freedom. They were led by their enthusiastic teachers, to regard Episcopacy as nearly synonymous with Popery ; and consequently as the mostAleadly enemy to all religious freedom, and independence of principle. Hence the rooted predilec-* Lion of the people, for which they suffered so much, was clearly a predilection founded in' reason, however unreasonable the excesses to which it might sometimes lead them : and their stubborn conflict with the authorities; which attempted by compulsory measures and arbitrary cruelty, to force upon them another system, opposed to that freedom and independence after which they aspired, was therefbre carried on upon principles which acquired strength' as their struggle continued, and which gained the victory as civilization and juster views increased and prevailed. Now, with respect to the case of Ireland, so flir from being able to draw a parallel, we are inclined to think that we should obtain a far more true repre sentation of it, if we were in every particular to reverse the foregoing description. The great mass of the Irish population, so far from resembling the Scotch in their degree - of knowledge and civilization, are and have been notoriously more behind hand in improvement than almost any nation of Europe. ,Their ideas or political freedom are con fined to a freedom in doing mischief, and enjoying the glories of a little bit of a row ;" as to their notion of i t - , l ;aious liberty, it is one of which they are wh oll y destitute, unless !!: be the liberty of being held under the slavish dominion of the Romish priesthood. Their desire to perform unmolested those . religious rites which are thus • imposed upon them, is at all events quite a diatinet feeling from that lofty principle of in, gapendanee, which leads men steadily and rationally to contend for the dearest privilege of free and reflect ing agents. We shall, perhaps, be thought paradoxical, but still w e feel well warranted in maintaining that the Catho licism of the Irish peasantry springs neither. from na tional conviction, nor from deep-rooted national feel ing. It arises; in our opinion, simply from gross igno rance, acted upon by violent and sinnetimes, perhaps, crafty bigotry.. We do not believe that the Irish pea sant is naturally more inclined to,Catholicism than to any other form of religion. We believe that lie is, in the first instance, in a state of such gross barbarism as to be utterly indifferent to all religion ; and conse. tjuently, that religion, whose emissaries are the most indefatigable in the arts of proselytism (as those of Rome must be in proportion to their sincerity),will na turally obtain the ascendancy. The great majority, we believe,care little or nothing about the maintenance of the Catholic Church . : if it were by a stretch of arbi trary power all swept away tO-morrow, the great mass of the people would soon quietly conform to any other religion Which. might present itself in the most striking colours to their minds. The Popery of Ire land is kept up entirely by the exertiolui o f the Priests, there is no sympathy on the part of the people, but a vast degree of ignorance an credulity; and the inn- posing, ceremo nies of the Itomish ritual, are well de vised for maintaining a powerful liolti 011 the imagina tions of a•semi-savage people. people to but on Po l p i e l r a y, " h r a d s ' the no connexion4triier encc w c i f th ° c i e v z rish lion ; the contrary, whenever the influence of that reli g ion shall allow: civilization and education to advance, the radical hostility in principle between the two will be more and,more powerfully demonstrated.. The spirit p snpport cif of contest is artfully excited and kept u the Catholic Faith, and iinaginarY cessions and persecutions found in the continuance of the Protestant hierarchy; hut these are(as we think we have fully shown) mere delusions, ,upheld by the violence, of party ! are convinced; so far froni gelgainin strength wit 1 , he increase knowledge, and e sread dm , lization, suclia sirit will only by degrees sink into in significance, wh ile the diffusiOn Of illumination will hardly prodnee *eh substantial benefit, until it has at least in some degree mitigated the asperity of Rornisb bigotry, and emancipated the minds of people from their d e b a sing and grovelling superstition. RUSSIAN PRESS. ST. PETERSBURG'', AUG. new Ordinance, re speeting the Censorship of the Press, has just been pub lished, which received the Imperial sanction on the 22d of june last. It consists of 19 chapters, divided into 230 see.. Linos, printed sheets. • Admiral Schisekoro, Minister of Public Instruction, is Director General of the Censorship throughout the Empire. Next to him are the Ministers of Foreign 'Affairs and of the Interior. A . Ge neral Board of Censorship is to be established here, under the Director General; and there are to be subordinate Boards at Moscow,'Dorpat, and Wilna. The chief Board consists of a President, : witha salary of 7,000 rubles; and six Censors, each with a salary of 4,000 rubles. The other consists of a President, with a salary of 4,000 rubles; and three Censors, with As' salary of 3,000 rubles. • The chief Board has its two Chancery, at the head of which is Prince SellidoSky-Sehi c h ma t ow , Director of the Minis ters' owe.: Chancery. -The f'resident of the chief Boat is. appointed or dismissed only by his Majesty. Lis3 proposes the .Censors, whom the Minister is to con firm. The other Boards are under the Curators of the Univers: sic -v..Di m o mxt o 4.- Witom they are to be . nominated and by the .-Minister, and who will communicate • :,ietn the Protestant decisions. The annual expense of this new Censorship - will be, 90,150 rubles (the old committee cost only 5,350 rubles), The jurisdiction of these Boardirextenda to all books and periodicals pub. tithed in the empire, in the Russian or m foreign lan guages. Besides this, the present Committe of Censor ship, attached to the General Post-office, shall be continued for foreign newspapers and other periodicals ; and that at tached to the department of the Minister of the,lnterior, for all foreigut books and writings. The chief Board re, ceives orders only from the Minister, who directs it; and has no connexion, with respect to its jurisdiction, with any Other authority in the empire, and directs the operations of the other Boards. The latter must lay before the former, for consideration and decision, all important cases, - political discussions on the internal and external relations, &e. Except from the censorship of these Boards, are-;... (a.) All religious and ecclesiastical writings, relative to the national religion, which, as heretofore, are to he ex amined by the tioly Synod and the Committee of Eccle siastical Schools ; theological and dogmatical writings, as well as catechisms of the Protestant religion, are examined by the theological faculty of the University of Dorpat; and other religious works, relative to Protestantiim, by the Qinsistorial Boards. (b.) All medical writings are to be examined by the Medico-Chirurgieal Academy_ here, and by its Branch Academy at Moscow, as well as by the Medical Council in the Department of the Interior, (c.) The orations, dissertations, and writings of all kinds, read in the - Universities, Academies, &c. under the Minister of Public Instruction (including the Medico- Chirurgicul Academy; its branch in Moscow, and the Medical Council in the Department of the Interior), and which dissertations, &c, are afterwards printek The publication must be, howeVer, made in the. name of the whole University, and not in that of the several authors. (d.) All periodical Journals published by the Universi ies, with the permission of the Minister of Public Instruc ion. (e.) .The Journal de St. Petersburgh, the Journal com msed by the Academy of Science, the. Military Journal The Invalid), remain as hitherto, under the censorship of he authorities under whose superintendence 'they are mblished. (f.) The national and foreign newspapers, as well as pe riodical writings, published in the Baltic provinces, remain under the special superintendence of the Governor-Gene ral of those provinces (as ordered by an Imperial Decree of the 17th March, 1823). Writings on education, the object of which is the instruction of youth, or better methods of teaching, must be first examined by the higher learned In stitntions, and then, with their approbation, laid before the , boards of Censorship. M It. 1 - 11 - KKT - 51 --- CTAI - 1;1 - itD A. The Montreal Gazette of July 31, says Ever since we announced the arrival of Kean, the greatest excitement prevailed in this city and surrounding country, with respect to his first appearance on our boards, and many respectable individuals, fascinated by the fame of so great an actor, came from a con siderable distance to witness his performance. Imme diately after his public annunciation, on Saturday, utmost every seat in the theatre was engaged, and many more applicants were compelled to postyone their visit to the theatre to a future evening. Long before the doors were opened this evening, an immense crowd of applicants for admission had assembled at the doors of the theatre, displaying an eagerness for Admission not to be described. At last the doors were opened, and every part of the house was crowded to excess. The highest good order and decorum pre vailed until the curtain rose, when the greatest impa tience seemed to pervade the whole audience, for the debut of the great hero of the evening. He at last made his appearance, and we have great satisfaction in stating that lie was received with unanimous applause. As to the acting of Mr. Kean on the present occasion, we would esteem it no less than presumption to descant upon it; it will be sufficient merely to say, that we have never seen him greater in Richard, and that his utmost exertions seemed to have been put forth to P lease those who were so much inclined _to honour _ in. Nor were those exertions in vain. On the co e lusion of the play a universal roar for Kean was set up, and after continuing for some time, Mr. Brown came forward and stated, that he had been authorised by Mr. Kean to acknowledge with a grateful sensibility, not only the call now made upon him, but the favour able reception which had been given him through the evening; but that, having been so exhausted by the performance, it was impossible for him to appear be fore them as he could wish, and would therefore not fail to take another opportunity to convince them, personally, of what he felt on the present occasion. This apology was received with _aj)plause, and the farce was permitted to proceed. —Morning Paper. .• _ CURIOUS CyltrtricATr,.—The following in adver tisement and certificate appear the last number of Cobbett's flegister : " Any Nobleman or Gentleman wanting a Tutor to his family, or a private Secretary for himself, would find the advertiser every way qualified to discharge the duties necessary to either situation, in such a manner as would prove honourable to himself and satis ifactory to his employer. The moat respectable references can be hives-111r. Cobbett himself being one among the number of Gentlemen to whom the 'Overtime . has the privilege to refer. Ad dress, by letter ((post paid) to A. Y. ISS, Fleet-street."" I know the advertiser very well ; I have known him for Houle years, and can truly say, that if I stood in need of a person in either of the capacities that he mentions, be is the man that I should prefer to almost any- other that I know. lie writes well, and in a neat Inul, is quick, is not conceited, is good humoured, 'and has stood several 'years , of matrimony, speak mo re respectfully, has enjoyed several years of conjugal f e li c i ty , w i t h out any addition being made to bis longitud f fa ceoe. or,. to ; end this latter is, with me, a "Ohl considenttion.--W. Co Blivrr."-- Cork South eailaiviNpe,?le* ° in r : r :e el i NN l : e t .. , (a s ahove article n o susof a similar which • appear., a few T following " 4 ; ytars fintee at a —on-on prn.ng moral, h d ol s te m st ai r i d re the glinr"oioceurSyYreg. To'r'.as up ~rentWe further naro: ll l, a ,,:; a 4 p ly to Mr. Newgate. ,, ....Xtch cult and Cohbett I— ' ; j ' °l 4 ln rCa l(e dC ti icfil'ioOr" PRICES OP STOCKS Till Bank Stock shut 3 per Cent. Red. shut !) per Cent. Cons. 7 9%% 14 3 1 ,¢ per Cent, shut Ditto Red, shut 4 per Cent. New 94% 5 Ditto, Scrip --- Bank Long Ann. India Stock --- Dittoßonds 27 28 pm. DAY-AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock • 87% Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d 17 18 pm. Ditto 5OO IS pm. Ditto Small Ditto Advertised Bank for Account India for Account -- :Cons. for Account NDS AT ONE 0 CLOCK. PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. — Brazilian Bonds 62 5 / 4 Buenos Ayres Bonds — Chilian Bonds, 6 per ct. 3B Colombian Bonds — Ditto, 181/4 liN 4 Danish 3 per cent. r iN% Greek Bonds — Ditto, 'LEW 12};,' Guatuntila — Mexican Bonds Do. P 32 5 54 % hi% n% 4 :044i Neapolitan, 1 821 Peruvian lontis 2614 Portuguese Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New itit Rtischat, New, 6p. c. 82;414 711 Spanish, 1821 — ISti — French !knits, 6 p. c —f. —c. ----- Exchange —i. —C. —3 per cent. Exchange —t. —c. PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mexican Mining Company .05 10 9 12 Brazilian Mining Company ls 211 27 211 28 British Iron Mining-Company " 32)4 3% General Mining Assocuttion 5 3% United Moxican Mining Company 2.2s s 10 9)4 1 43 Alliance Fire and Li* Insurance Company 10 7 COURSE OF EXCIIi Amsterdam C.F. 12 8 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2 V. 12 9 Antwerp l2 8 Hamburgh 2% U. 37 8 Altnna 2% U. 37 9 Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto 2 U 20 0 Bordeaux ~, . 28 0 Berlin — Frankfort on Maine, Ex.M. 155 Petersburgh, ride. 3 Us. 8% Vienna, elaxitive fi 2 M. 10 25 Trieste do. Madrid :l4 Cadiz Bilboa 'l4 Barcelona 13% Seville 3.4% Gibraltar 45 NOE 'YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47 Genoa 4:l Venice Malta Naples 38 Palermo per oz. 114 Lisbon 4p Oporto 49 Rio Janeiro 43 Bahia 43 Buenos Ayres 43 Dublin, 21 clays' sight ll4 Cork lg .... .. ____ Arrived, Due. O America. 0 0 Brazil 0 O Buenos Ayres O Donaghadee 0 1 Dublin O Flanders 0 O France ~,, 0 O Outtenburgh 1 - BULLION, PER OZ. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, In coin 00 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 6 New lloubloorui New Dollars 0 4 9 Sliver, in bars, standard 0 4 11 I I.S. Arrived. Due. O Guernsey& Jersey. I . 1 Hamburgti .... 0 1 Holland 0 O Jamaica 0 O Leeward Islands O Lisbon 0 O Malta 0 1 NVatertbrd 0 RIGA WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 26 minutes after 0. I Evenitig ....... 5) minutes after 0. 714 i bt LONDON. VEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 13, 1826. We received last evening the Paris Papers of Sunday, and the Etoile of Monday morning. The former contain nothing worth mentioning, except the postponement of the Coronation of the EMPEROR of Russia to the sth of this Month, on which day it is stated by the Moniteur, that it will certainly take place. The Etoile furnishes us with a continuation of the daily reports of events in Constantinople, for the intermediate period between the dates of the former intelligence. We subjoin extracts, as furnishing litorical accounts of these events, which, though no varying in character, possess extreme' interest at this moment. The mighty exertions of the SULTAN to free himself from the trammels of superstitious pre )udiceS, and to remodel every department of his empire, are calculated to give us the highest opinion of his personal talents, and to inspire us with an earnest hope that he may accomplish - his purpose to the fullest extent. He has set the example of substituting the "bonnet for the turban, and one such superstitions custom being overcome among the people, the abolition of others will ensue, and the gradual introduction of European customs be made easy. In these innova tions and reforms, we may, perhaps, see the germ of the destruction which will one day take place of the religion of MAHOMET. ,It will be seen by our extracts, that reports were in circulation at Constantinople that war had broken out between the Russians and Persians ; and the Etoile, on the authority of a person arrived in Paris from Naxie; seems to countenance the idea of the KING of Persia being about to undertake some active mili tary operations. Hamburgh Papers to the 7th inst. reached us last night. They furnish us with no political news.— Reports, indeed, are mentioned of arrests at Moscow, and of differences between the Emperor NICHOLAS and his brother CONSTANTINE. The Imperial Ordi nance issued at St. Petersburgh on the 26th August, is given at length, for regulating the Censorship of the Press. The details of this regulation are given in another column. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. itamsuaoß, Seer. 5.-37 3 ; two months, 37. Prrzassouon, Aug. 22.-91. 132aLIN, SEPT 2.-7. bi. The Quoticlienne contains the following article from Madrid. The description it gives of the state of Por tugal, is without doubt highly coloured ; but it shows at any rate the extreme anxiety which is felt respecting the events in that country : MADRID, Am. 28.—The Penimula continues in a state of disquietude. Silent discontent reigns in every bosom, and the retirement of the Duke del Infantado has increased the public anxiety. If the Duke could not do all the good he wished, ha was at least a vigilant sentinel who pre vented much mischief; and in the midst of all the un certainty, the malevolent are constantly inventing a thousand absurd reports, tending to favour their projects. They have circulated a rumour that there are armed risings in Catalonia, at the head of which are placed the Trappist, at one time, and Misas,tuid other Royalist Chiefs, at another, whom they make proclaim, for the hundredth time, " Carlos the Vth." This Machiavelism deceives but fools, for every one knows that these pretended risings are pure inventions of the Liberals, who do pot fail to announce numerous changes among the Governors of the Provinces, such asiwould be entirely for the advantage of their Unfort unate l y, h owever , the p resent state of affa partyirstenis to give too much currency to these rumours, all absurd and improbable as they are, Portugal conti nues given up to all the horrors of a civil war. The.bane ftil gift of the Emperor Don Pedro to the Portuguese is a parlora's box, at the bottom of which, perhaps, no hope will be to be found, should Europe show itself indifferent to their unfortunate situation. and the revoltitioPorY hydra be allowed to spread its ravages. Besides the consider able number of troops, who have refused to march under the new banners, and the crowd of inhabitants who have sought refuge in Spain, a still greater number who have not abandoned their country, sigh after a Liberator to deli ver them from the frightful yoke under which they now groan. This proves that the only supporters of the new Charter, are men who wish for nothing but revolution. To show the hatred of the good Portuguese to the new Charter, will repeat what the son of the Governor of Estremos, who is now a refugee at Badajos, lately said, ," We have sworn fidelity to Michael the First. The Em peror of Brazil has no power to give us law, but above all such monstrous laws. The Brazilians are indebted to us for their politica.existence ; how then can they pretend to be our masters ? for under this new Government we shall be actual slaves. The Freemasons will become masters of the kingdom, religion will disappear, and they will usurp our properties." Such is the opinion of the Royalist Portuguese on this new Anglo-Brazilian Charter. The followingletter has been addressed to a respectable person at Madrid " ZAMORA, AUG. 22.—We have here daily new emi grants, who paint to us the melancholy state in which Por tugal is placed. A regiment of cavalry has entered Galicia. New troops are still expected there, flying from their coun try. By Cuidad Rodrigo are to enter immediately the following regiments, viz.—the 9th of the light cavalry, and the 10th of the infantry; and the number would be far greater on this part of the frontier, if at Zamora the emi grating troops got rations ; but I know not why this apathy on the part of the Government. " An English steam-boat has entered Lisbon, bringing news that the Infant Don Miguel accepts not the Crown under conditions, and this has wonderfully discouraged the Constitutional party. At Braganza the rich Jews scatter money among the poor ones, who arc employed to echo the cry in favour of the new system. " A Portuguese Commissary is to depart from this, if not already departed, for the Greuja, where the King is. " On the day before yesterday more than sixty volun teer Royalists 'of our town have sworn to the colours, and those who are going to inscribe their names are in far greater numbers." Frankfort papers of the 6th of September reached is this morning, from which the following are the only , xtracts worth giving : MUNSTER, AUG. 26. The first assembly of the Estates of the province of . Westphalia, is convoked for the 29th of October next.— The King has appointed the Minister of State, Baron Von Stein, of Cappenberg, to be Marshal of the Diet; and Baron Von Korf, of Harkotten, his substitute. FRANKFORT, SEPT. 5. On the 31st of August, the Senate published a law rendering the depot duty (niederlassgebilhr) hitherto le vied on various goods, especially manufactures, from 11 to 22 kreuzers per package, to 2 kr. per cwt. and the toll on goods coming by water, to be transferred to other boats, without passing the port, from 4 and 6 kr., to 2 kr. per cwt., on all goods, without distinction. Her Majesty, the Queen Dowager of Wurtemburg, has set out to-day, on a visit to Homburg. His Majesty, the King of Bavaria, passed through the city yesterday morn ing, on his way to Bieberich, to pay a visit to the Duke of Nassau. It is said his Majesty was to go to-day to J ohannisberg. ' We received also, this morning, the Allgemeine Zei lung of the 6th inst. It contains an article under the head of Augsburg, giving some accounts of the situa tion of affairs in Greece ; but they do not appear to be entitled to much credit. It is said that several large sales of English manufactures, particularly wool lens, have been effected at Frankfort fair, and that a general improvement has taken place in the commer cial world : AUGSBURG, SEPT. S. We have received the Oriental Spectator from 21st to 28th July. It contains but little information respecting the motions of the fleets : " On the 21st July two Turkish ships of war arrived at Smyrna; twenty-five others were off Foglieri ; it was said they were to take in water at Ourlach. So long ago as the 9th of July, another Turkish division of twenty-four sail had passed by Milo, steering towards the west. The Greek naval force was assembled at Hydra ; it was said that Miaulis, with twenty-five men-of-war and fi ve fire ships, would come to assist Samos, while Saehturi, with forty men-of-war and eight fire-ships, was to go against the Egyptian fleet at Modon. Ibrahim Pacha was ill of a fever, but this will not binder him (so the Spectator as sures us) from advancing at the head of his brave Arabs. At Napoli di Romania the greatest confusion prevailed; the Government, as nobody pays it any obedience, had returned into the little port of Boudge ; the Suliots and Rameliots are masters of Fort Palamida, and Colocotroni, with '2,000 men, occupies the town. Hitherto he has in vain endeavoured to get admission into the forts. The ' Suliots are the only ones who are not afraid; they lire merrily, and expect death, which (says the Spectator) may contribute to their glory, but, thanks to the shameful cowardice of the Moreots, will not be able to save Greece. Athens is daily attacked by the Turks t it is defended only by a few Greeks, who every night endeavour, under the cover of the darkness, to escape to Salamis. Colonel Fab vier, with 500 men, has entrenched himself near Mithana to observe the enemy. The remainder of his troops are at Napoli and Hydra; 150 more of his men lately deserted with arms and baggage. FRANKFORT, SEPT. I. We cannot yet say any thing positive with respect to the fair. We bear that several large sales of English manufactures, especially woollens, have been made ; and, it is added, (and under the circumstances is probable) upon reasonable terms. With respect to wool, which in many respects is one of the most important articles at our fair, ' the result of the late fair at Brunswick encourages the hope that the present one will prove more favourable than the last. Easter fair, and notwithstanding the large supplies, better prices are confidently expected. In general every thing indicates that there is an improvement in the state of the money market, and in the commercial world,- as it daily becom es c l earer t h at man y apprehensions hitherto conceived, h a d th e i r source in a troubled imainatio». Nay, it see ms as if t h e gen eral despondency .which pre vailed a few months ago, as well on the Continent as in England, h a d b een t a ken advantage of by many persons, to gratify their low passion of envy and and enjoy a malicious satisfaction at the expenc e of others . VIINN A I.—Metaniques , 01. 5-6 ; Bluth Shares, 1076. By the Journal de St. Petersburgh of the 26th ult., which we received this morning, it would appear that the fame of our Join t-Stock Com panies has spread to the Black Sea , destination) (rather an ominous , on the borders 9f which a F lo u r Company is to be established a t Odessa, for grinding wheat into flour by th e age ncy o f steam. This Company expects t o r i va l A mer i ca , an d even to surpass it, flour by providing at little more than half the ' price. We really wish the Bl ac k company every success, but are apprehensive that if they have founded the realization of their profits upon the golden anticipations of English Joint Stock Schemers, they will find themselves sadly mistaken, and that if the speculation does not wholly turn out a black job, they will certainly drown the miller. ST. PETERSBURG, AUG. 26. The Journal de St. Petersburg of this date, contains a .ery long article from Odessa relative to a new Company called " The Odessa Black Sea Company," authorised by the late Emperor Alexander by a rescript of Oct. 10, 1825. The object of the Company is to erect mills to be worked by steam, for the purpose of converting the wheat, which abounds at Odessa, into flour. The Prospectus observes, that the wheat trade at Odessa has greatly declined, and the Commerce of the Black Sea, which is in agricultural produce, and chiefly wheat, has lost much of its importance; the diffi culty of finding a market increases, and Odessa is now overstocked with wheat, which is not saleable, even at a price ruinous to the proprietor. The Company, therefore, intends, after the example of the United States, to export flour. The United States, say the proprietors, have ex ported in one year, wheat and other flour, to the value of 9,075,000 piastres, equal to 45,375,000 rubles in bank notes; of this quantity Gibraltar consumed annually 60,000 barrels. The prospectus then comparing the prices of wheat in America and Odessa, viz. [about 30 rubles per chetwert at Richmond, and from 8 to 12 at Odessa ; and from these mid other data, the conclusion is drawn, that flour of the finest quality from Odessa, may be sold at Gibraltar (when wheat is at 12 rubles per chetwert), for 19i rubles per chetwert, per barrel, of 196 lbs. English; whereas the American flour has for several years been sold on an average, at 7 piastres, or 35 rubles, a difference of 1.5 i rubles in favour of the flour of Odessa.—Capital one million rubles in bank notes, in 1000 shares, payable in four instalments. The intended visit of Mr. CANNING to the French capital has given rise to various conjectures, and po- liticians of all schools and parties are assigning causes for it, and prognosticating effects from it, which hays probably as much relation to it as the suppression of the Janissaries has with the conspiracy in Lisbon• Each sees in this ominous visit something to sanction his own peculiar views. The advocate of free trade hails it, as having for its object the inducing M. Va - LETA to adopt the liberal principles which this Cone try has acted upon in its trade with France; and already counts on the quantities of Hard-ware, Cut lery, and Cotton goods, which will be admitt ed into France as soon as the Foreign Secretary reache s Paris' he disciple of arbitrary power trembles, lest the ar guments of Mr. CANNING may convince the French Government of the folly of attempting to maintei" despotism and superstition in Spain by the presence of an Army, by proving to them, that the march of liberal principles is too rapid to be resisted by French bayonets—while the High Church orthodox politician fancies, that because Mr. CANNING advocates the Catholic Question in the House of Commons, he has certainly some connection with the Jesuits, and is going to Paris to attend their congregations, and to arrange their establishment in England. Now, al- ough we have been let into the secret, we are lit loss in what terms to announce the intelligence, and are doubtful whether the majority of our Readers will rejoice at or lenient it. If the fears of some are proved to be groundless, the hopes of others will be disap pointed—but our duty as Journalists oblige us to de• dare the fact. Suffice it then to say, that the sole object of the Right Hon. Secretary's journey to Paris, is to pay a visit to his intimate friend Lord GRAN viLLE, and that probably the only consequence of it will be, that which is likely to ensue from his Lord ship's hospitable entertainment—a fit of the GoVT• Mr. CANNING and suite left town this morning for Dover, on their route to Paris, in their own carriages with post-horses. The party will rest to-night st Dover, and embark in the morning for Calais. We announced on Saturday last the probabilitY of Sir JOHN COPLEY, his Majesty's Attorney-Geneva', being appointed to the high office of Ma..4er of the Rolls, in the room of the late Lord GIFFORD, we are happy to find that this information has Pove to be correct. His MAJESTY has approved of the' nomination of Sir JOHN, and the appointm ent Wilt take plac?a.s soon as the patent can be prepared . pre viously to the meeting of Parliament, it is sai d that bed will be created a Peer of the United Kingd om ' mn e et fitl3 subsequently appointed Deputy Chairman of thal°ll.o of Lords ; but this point, we believe, is not y ,1 4 settled. Sir CHARLES WETHERELL, big Maj est y Solicitor-General, becomes Attorney-General, toant b e fore Mr. TINDAL Solicitor-General, as we also and nounced. ' With regard to the appointmint of S ir j°lll4 4)14 CoPLEY, we believe th a t there is not any member the profession, and we m i g h t a l so sa y, any man o f intik ' ligence in the kin g d om , who will not sincerely rejoice advancement to the Bench. His sPle naid at his talents, early di s pl a y e d i n lif e and improved l'y the 'titbits' of his subsequent years, his profound le g l acquirements, and hi s so und principles, P re .onin Pt i qualify him f or th e di s tinguished legal aithati°ll to which he is to be called, and p lace hiln be o i y n,.. e reach of envious comparison on th e (j" a t h e cosign of his elevation. Distinguished alike aa a ~k r' 0 scholar, a lawyer, and a gentleman, Sir JOHN C—f the will, we have no doubt, prove hereafter. oue of ' 'IS greatest Judges which England has p roduced ; L . f he such will be worthy of and adorn the Peeteg e ' s hould be raised to the honours of it. oidg e The Representation _of the Unive rsit y of Cand ill be will becom e vaca nt by his promotio n, but he ''' . , 1 ' 4 . returned again without opposition, un less he shoula oil M r. created a Peer, in which caseit is understood M' BANKEs and Mr. GOULBURN will again me° swords for the honour of succeeclinz to his Seat. _~